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ATHENA, ORE., SEPT.... ...11, 1906
To grasp tbe magnitude of the
work undertaken fcy tbe government
for tbe reclamation of arid lands ot
tbe west and southwest, a fall com
prehension is not attained unless one
is in direct contact with some of tbe
great reclamation projects, or has at
tended an irrigation congress. The
congress held at Boise City last week,
aside from the features of entertain
ment, extended by the people of that
beautiful inland city, was in reality
a school of instruction to him who
sought information regarding that
which in tbe near future is destined to
beoome tbe weapon of tbe greatest de
velopment in the history of tbe west
irrigation. No better location could
have been selected for holding tbe
congress. Boise City, situated in tbe
center of tbe great zone of irrigation
in tbe Snake river valley, afforded tbe
basis for practical information and in
struction as to what can be accom
plished with water when conveyed
through caoal and latteral for distri
bution over the parched surfaoe of
arid lands. Tnere tbe work of irriga
tion may be seen in all stages. The
entire length and breadth of tbe Snake
liver valley which in itself is an em
pirefrom Weiser, across the
parobed sage brush desert, to the
mammoth Miuidoka project, nearly
every foot of land lies under some
irrigation enterprise either in private
or government control. Muoh bag
been done to convert tbe valley of tbe
Snake into fertile fields and orchards,
but it is only tbe negining when that
which is yet to be accomplished is
taken into consideration. Tbe em
pire is there and tbe officials of the
reclamation service tell us that there
is abundance of water in the streams
and on the miles of water-shed, if
properly saved and judiciously distrib
uted, to reclaim tbe eutire valley.
Senator Heyburn, ot Idaho, bus prob
ably tecovered form tbe nervous
bhock he received at tbe National Ir
rigation Joiigres at Boise when be
was roundly binned for his ultauk on
the reclamation servico it) defeuge ot
his opposiliou to the administration's
policy iu tbe creation of forest re
serves. Heyburn deserved all be got.
There is mauy a mau just as able and
as ptomiueut iu oflioial life as tbe
Idaho statesman who indulges
iu publio splurges for effeot at times,
but it is possible that tbey never make
the mistake of touohing off their
powder without first knowing that
they have with them at least some
portiou of the audience. Heyburn
says he has uotbing personal against
Roosevelt or bis administration, but
that he is determined to educate tbe
president and his land officials in
forest reserve matters. Tbe Idaho
senator was knocked out by his pupils
in the first lesson be attempted to give
them, when he made tbe claim that
a certain Idaho forest reserve was tbe
holdings of actual settlers, when in
reality it was shown tbe "settlers"
were timber claim squatters. Tbe
jolt be received at Boise from the
reclamation people would indicate
that be is makiug poor headway as an
instrnotor
The work of ex-Governor Geer on
the editorial page of the Pendleton
Tribnne is reoognized as being super
lative to any that has been done on
that paper since John P. MoManus
laid aside tbe quill to engage in tbe
restful and lucrative occupation of
conducting a country weekly and set
ting np land notices. Mr. Geer is an
easy, graceful writer and bis editori
als have meat in them but there is
another editorial writer in Pendleton.
He is the editor of tbe East Oregonian,
and he stands shoulder to shoulder
with tbe best jouranlists and literary
men in the west. There is room in
Pendleton for two able editors, and
tbe people there may well feel proud
that they possess them.
A NEW PEST
( With Apologies to Wood. )
During tbe session of tbe 14tb
National Irrigation congress at Boise
last week, no one thing of more in
terest to the delegates and audience
came up than the classified and statis
tical report on insects destructive to
root and plant life. From this report
the delegates were for the first time
apprised of tbe existence of a new
pest, which for pernicious blight
to soil and all nndeiground crops,
inolnding every vegetable of the root
family, and potatoes in partionlar,
overshadows tbe destructive ravages of
tbe oodliug moth in its damage to
fruit and shrub life. The new pest is
termed by the scientists, dark wood.
In tbe report read before the congress,
it was stated that tbe insect was first
discovered some three years ago on a
Franklin county homestead. The soil
on tbe Franklin county homestead was
of ordinary quality, but after a short
visitation of the olarkwood pest, so de
structive and withering was tbe blight
tbe soourage left m its wake, that
even fence posts would not stand
alone without tbe soil being fertilized.
For tbe eradication of olarkwood tbe
horticultural department tried differ
ent solutions in tbe way of spraying
tbe soil. The department went so far
as to send a speoimeu to Salt Lake,
where it was given a bath in toe hope
that tbe salt properties of the water
would exterminate it But no. .It
came out of tbe bath orystalized with
brilliant partioles of salt, alive and
well, and Joe Hinkle of Pendle'ou took
it to St. LnniH, and exhibited it as one
of the world's fair woodns.
Like tbe locust nud tbe grasshopper,
clarkwood is migratory iu its habits
uud ouoe steppul on iu Held or high
way, leaves a blotched stain in tbe foot
print. Its latest appearance is at Gar
dona, where it is proviug particularly
disastrous, to tbe potato crop. Oue
potato raiser there is said to have lost
his entire crop of spuds before it
could be harvested beoause of tbe
blighting effeots of clarkwood. The
farmer lost bis crop before a refrigera
tor car could be secured for transpor
tation, so rapidly did the pest destroy
the tubers. At Gardena tbe experi
ment of spraying the pest with a solu
tion of lime, strychnine aud denatured
alcohol is under way, and the report
that olarkwood is being boosted out of
that seotiou is confirmed.
Our stock offurnitnre is now without doubt the best shewing in the
Inland Empire. It is also the largest, and our claim is proven by tbe
county records which show our stock to be twice as large as any house
furuishiug stock iu Walla Walla. When our Mr. Kaser was east to
Chicago 'and other manufacturing centers iu July he seleoted our fall
stock from tbe real goods, and not from drummeis' "picture samples"
as most mrecbants do. Iu this way be was able to choose ouly the very
best and also get the foatories' lowest prices. Then, too, all goods pur
chased were assembled iu Chicago aud shipped from there by tbe car load
thereby obtaining the lowest freight rates. The next time you are in
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Under tbe auspices of the
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Two harnesi events and at
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PREMIUM SHOW OF
FANCY LIVESTOCK
Big Fruit Fair in connec
tion open day and night. De
Caprio's famous band gives
concerts afternoon and even
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Morpby siugs to beat tbe
band afternoon aud evening.
Reduced rates on ; all rail
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Best Stock and Rigs in the City.
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Stock Boarded by the Day, Week -.
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Pendleton Merchants now j have ' their fill goods
in and are showing Larger Stocks than many cities
of greater pretentions. This fact is noticable and
commented on by traveling ; men all over the country;
Six stores carry
Ten stores carry
Seven stores carry
Thirteen " "
Seven stores carry
Four stores carry
Four stores carry
Five stores carry
Four stores carry
Six stores carry
Three stores carry
$250,000 worth of dry goods, etc.
$215,000 worth of men's clothing and'furnishing goods.
$ 85,000 worth of hard ware, stoves, etc.
$ 75,009 worth of groceries, etc.
$ 65,000 worth of furniture, carpets, etc.
$ 35,000 worth of jewelry, etc.
$ 32,000 worth of drugs and druggist's sundries.
$,31,000 worth of millinery and women's Furnishings.
$ 30,000 worth of stationery, books and notions.
$ 11,000 worth of crockery, glassware, etc.
$ 10,000 worth of paints, wallpaper, etc.
Aside trom these we have numerous cigar stores, confectionery stores, meat
markets, restaurants, hotels, etc. The proprietors, 'of these various establishments
assure the people ot Athena and vicinity that they will receive the best attention in
Pendleton and every inducement will be offered in the way" of prices and accommo
dations. The new passenger train gives all day in Pendleton, leaving cLthena at 8 a.
m. and leaves Pendleton at 5:50 p. m.
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Foley's Honey Mad T&r
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